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Show "I Am an Impre-sa-rio." " Colonel Mapleson was a witness the other day in a suit which he had instituted insti-tuted to recover the duty paid on some armor and costumes he had brought into this country for use on the operatic stage. "What is your business?" he was asked. "I am an impresario," replied the Colonelwith Col-onelwith lofty dignity. "Well, now, tell us, Mr. Mapleson;" said the lawyer, "what is an impresario ?" "An impresario," impresa-rio," said Mapleson, unbending somewhat, some-what, and revealing the suggestion of a smile, "is a man who tries to please the public and never succeeds." .. |